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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937
Outraged by reports and photos of the German Air Force's bombing of civilians during the Spanish Civil War, Pablo Picasso painted Guernica after the town that was destroyed.
![Outraged by reports and photos of the German Air Force's bombing of civilians during the Spanish Civil War, Pablo Picasso painted Guernica after the town that was destroyed.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_InterventionSpain_FH229459.jpg?h=3bfaf5cd&itok=9tCBuAzD)
Philipp Veit, Germania, 1848
Germania, painted by Philipp Veit in 1848, was a symbol of the German nation during the revolutions of 1848–49 and in later years.
![Germania, painted by Philipp Veit in 1848, was a symbol of the German nation during the revolutions of 1848–49 and in later years.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch02_Image07.jpg?h=af65be21&itok=QpBQpuIJ)
Little Things Are Big
Puerto Rican writer Jesús Colón describes a time when his awareness of stereotypes influenced his decision-making.
![Fragmented images of a human face.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Ch01_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=d2de68a6&itok=T0WiNJDv)
Robert and Inge Smallbones
Candid photo of Robert and Inge Smallbones, who helped Jews escape the Holocaust.
![Robert Smallbones, a British diplomat who created a visa program that enabled Jews to escape Nazi-occupied Germany, and his wife, Inge.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_RobertIngeSmallbones_%20FH229455.jpg?h=347bb53a&itok=03KUXQea)
Sighet before World War II
This illustration shows Elie Wiesel’s hometown in Romania before World War II.
![Black and white drawing of town square in Sighet, Romania. Depicts pre-World War II Sighet.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/22714_Medium_res.jpg?h=dfc3751c&itok=fQCCLTc6)
Students at Kheyder
Students sitting at a traditional Jewish religious school, or kheyder, in 1920s Sighet.
![Young boys on a bench in Sighet, Poland. Circa 1920.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/yarg390sighet1_Medium_res.jpg?h=d9c90c06&itok=O17Gxq81)
Sumte Refugee Shelter in Germany
Men play soccer in front of residential houses at the Sumte refugee shelter in Sumte, Amt Neuhaus, Germany, May 2, 2016.
![Three men playing soccer.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/AP_16124529830354_Medium_res.jpg?h=b82ee7a4&itok=32pgalql)
Anatomy of an Upstander
This handouts asks students to analyze a scene where a character chooses to be an upstander.
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Keep the Discussion Alive!
This handout provides sentence starters that students can turn to when they need support keeping their discussion going.
![Student speaking](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/SL_190522_0675.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=3-vI66f_)
Compelling Questions for Literary Analysis
Students can choose questions from this handout to help guide their discussion and literary analysis.
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